Spinal myoclonus responsive to topiramate

Movement Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1380-1381

  Siniscalchi, Antonio ^a   Mancuso, Franco ^a   Russo, Emilio ^b   Ibbadu, Guido Ferreri ^b   De Sarro, Giovambattista ^b  

^a ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amputation; Spinal segmental myoclonus; Topiramate

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID;

AGED; AMPUTATION STUMP; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SOMNOLENCE; SPINAL CORD; VERTIGO;

AGED; AMPUTATION; AMPUTATION STUMPS; ANTICONVULSANTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MYOCLONUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 8844258798     PISSN: 08853185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mds.20217     Document Type: Article

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